... Anticipate questions you may be asked and have a response to them prepared 29 Prepare for an off campus talk by first giving it in your department or a class 30 Prepare transparencies as a backup ... Mention at the outset the handouts will be available after the talk so that the listeners don’t have to take notes Further Reading Joseph A Gallian, How to give a good talk, Math Horizons, April ... an application 27 Close by thanking your audience 28 When you are asked a question, move towards the person who asked it and repeat or rephrase the question for the audience 29 Plan to stay a...